Cello Instructor
A native of Olympia, Washington, Anne Botka has performed across North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral cellist. While earning her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she studied with renowned French cellist and chamber musician Jean-Michel Fonteneau as well as Elisabeth Reed on the baroque cello and viola da gamba. She spent two summers studying and performing at the Chautauqua Institution and participated in masterclasses and performances at Le Domaine Forget in Quebec.
Anne has been a member of Symphony Tacoma since 2019 and held the position of Assistant Principal cello in the Olympia Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 2025. She performs frequently with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, Auburn Symphony, Vashon Opera, and many other ensembles across the Pacific Northwest. In addition to her teaching position at the University of Puget Sound, she currently lives in Olympia where she has taught a large studio of private students since 2015.